This pop culture trivia for kids quiz has 50 free questions with answers and sticks to the stuff kids actually talk about: Frozen, Encanto, Moana and Coco, Minecraft creepers and Roblox Robux, Pikachu and Mario, Bluey, PAW Patrol and SpongeBob, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Wimpy Kid and Dog Man, plus Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, KPop Demon Hunters, the Minions, LEGO, Barbie, MrBeast and Wordle. Every question is written so an 8-to-12-year-old has a fair shot. Most are easy or medium, a handful are harder for the trivia champs, and there is nothing scary or grown-up in here, which makes it a safe pick for classrooms, car rides, sleepovers and family quiz night. Adults can play too, but expect the kids to win. Every answer has been checked against Wikipedia and official sources, and the source is shown under each question, so parents and teachers can trust what the quiz teaches. Each explanation adds one extra fact worth repeating.
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Q 01In Frozen, which character is Elsa's younger sister?
Anna
She is 18 in the first film and sets off across the mountains with the iceman Kristoff to find her sister.
Q 02The magical Madrigal family in Encanto lives in which country?
Colombia
The family's magic lives inside their house, the Casita, which moves its floors and doors around to help them.
Q 03In Encanto's hit song, which family member does the family say they don't talk about?
Bruno
The song became one of Disney's most successful ever, out-charting the film's intended big number "Dos Oruguitas".
Q 04Which actor voices the demigod Maui in Moana?
Dwayne Johnson
Maui is a shape-shifter with a magic fishhook, and Moana crosses the ocean to make him return the heart of Te Fiti.
Q 05In Toy Story, what kind of toy is Buzz Lightyear?
A space ranger
Buzz spends most of the first film convinced he is a real astronaut rather than a toy.
Q 06In Zootopia, what kind of animal is police officer Judy Hopps?
A rabbit
She comes from the farming town of Bunnyburrow and is the first of her kind on the Zootopia force.
Q 07Pixar's Coco is inspired by the Day of the Dead holiday from which country?
Mexico
Miguel's dog Dante and the winged jaguar Pepita are alebrijes, brightly coloured spirit guides.
Q 08In Minecraft, which mob quietly sneaks up on players and then explodes?
Creeper
The creeper's shape came from a coding mistake while the game's creator was trying to model a pig.
Q 09Which company bought Minecraft's maker Mojang in 2014?
Microsoft
The price was $2.5 billion, and the game went on to become the best-selling video game of all time.
Q 10What is the name of the virtual currency you spend in Roblox?
Robux
Players who make popular Roblox games can swap the currency they earn back into real money.
Q 11In Fortnite, what vehicle drops players onto the island at the start of a match?
The Battle Bus
Players jump out with no weapons and have to scavenge gear before the storm shrinks the map.
Q 12Which Pokémon does Pikachu evolve into?
Raichu
It only evolves when given a Thunder Stone, which is why Ash's Pikachu never has.
Q 13What is Mario's job?
Plumber
He lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his taller twin brother Luigi, who can jump higher than he can.
Q 14In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bowser sings a love song named after which fruit?
Q 21Percy Jackson is the son of which Greek god?
Poseidon
He trains at Camp Half-Blood on Long Island alongside Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena.
Q 22In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, who is Greg Heffley's best friend?
Rowley Jefferson
Greg's older brother Rodrick plays drums in a band called Löded Diper.
Q 23Which author created both Dog Man and Captain Underpants?
Dav Pilkey
Dog Man is half police officer, half dog, and his enemy Petey calls himself the world's most evilest cat.
Q 24Which Taylor Swift concert run was the first ever to make $1 billion?
Peaches
Jack Black, who voices Bowser, co-wrote the song himself.
Q 15Who is Sonic the Hedgehog's main enemy?
Doctor Eggman
The blue hedgehog was created by Sega, and collects golden rings that act as his health.
Q 16Bluey and her family, the Heelers, live in which country?
Australia
Bluey is a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy, and the show's city is based on Brisbane, Queensland.
Q 17In PAW Patrol, what is the name of the boy who leads the pups?
Ryder
He and the pups protect the seaside town of Adventure Bay.
Q 18Where in Bikini Bottom does SpongeBob SquarePants live?
In a pineapple
The show was created by Stephen Hillenburg, who taught marine science before becoming an animator.
Q 19What does Peppa Pig love jumping up and down in?
Muddy puddles
Peppa is a British show, and the family's habit of splashing about is its most famous running joke.
Q 20How many Harry Potter books did J. K. Rowling write in the main series?
7
Harry's best friends through all of them are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
Eras Tour
It went on to gross about $2 billion, the most of any concert tour in history.
Q 25What was Olivia Rodrigo's debut single, released in January 2021?
Drivers License
She had already been a Disney star, playing Nini in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Q 26In KPop Demon Hunters, what is the name of the girl group who secretly hunt demons?
Huntrix
By the end of 2025 the film had become the most-watched original title in Netflix history.
Q 27Which KPop Demon Hunters song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Golden
It also hit number one on the Billboard Global 200.
Q 28Who is the teenage hero of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
Miles Morales
Miles is from Brooklyn, and the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Q 29Spider-Ham, who appears in Into the Spider-Verse, is what kind of animal?
A pig
In his cartoon universe he was actually a spider who got bitten by a radioactive pig.
Q 30What is the name of Thor's hammer?
Mjolnir
It is forged from a made-up metal called uru, which is why almost nothing can break it.